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Advice for where to begin. for a young man
Hello, thrilled to be here. i am old school and cut my long teach in the old methods. BUT my son is new school and loves animatronics. We were fortunate enough to get a couple of large ones to restore. But we really need to start from the beginning. We had talked about doing a course with Aaron Fechter, but he does not do them right now. Then when I saw Stan Winston, I was so excited. My boy is 12 years old, and he needs to start in a beginner course then come here. What or where would you recommend? He is ready to sign up for these classes today, of course! Ha!
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It sounds like our courses would be a good fit. One feature we have that may help you is called Learning Pathways. https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/pathways
This lets you follow a series of courses based on a specific skill level and discipline.
For example, you could start with the pathway for "Mechanical & Animatronic FX Basics" https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/pathways/mechanical-effects-basics-online-courses-for-beginner-animatronic-fx-mechanics
Then work your way up to the pathway "Mechanical & Animatronic FX" https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/pathways/mechanical-animatronic-effects-online-courses-for-intermediate-to-advanced-animatronics-fx-mechanics
Animatronic characters can also rely on many other skills like sculpting, mold making, painting, etc. which you can learn in our other courses or pathways.
Hope that helps!
/Chris